geh_wilsonwilsongehyesBill Wilson photographs, 1938-1979, undatedWilson, Bill, 1914-1993Photographers--Georgia--AtlantaSports--Georgia--AtlantaGeorgia--Politics and governmentAtlanta (Ga.)--Pictorial worksAgriculture--GeorgiaJournalism, PictorialPhotojournalism--Georgia--AtlantaAtlanta (Ga.)--Politics and governmentCivil rights movements--Georgia--AtlantaCivil rights demonstrations--Georgia--AtlantaVine City (Atlanta, Ga.)School integration--GeorgiaSchool integration--Georgia--AtlantaMurphy High School (Atlanta, Ga.)Georgia. General Assembly. Committee on SchoolsWilson, Bill, 1914-1993Bond, Julian, 1940-Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990William Bryan Wilson (1914-1993) was born in Henry County, Ga. His family moved to Atlanta in 1923 where he remained for the rest of his life. He graduated from Technological High School in 1932 and went on to study Electrical Engineering at Georgia Tech while working at night for the Associated Press. Wilson worked for the Atlanta Constitution from 1937-1942, and then volunteered for the Navy during World War II and worked as a photographer. Following the war, Wilson returned to Atlanta where he worked for the Atlanta Journal until he retired in 1979. In 1953, Wilson won several national awards for a photograph he took of the family of Korean War Prisoner of War, J.P. Love upon his return to the United States.Civil rights images include demonstrations in Vine City, the integration of Murphy High School, the Sibley Commission, and Atlanta-based civil rights leaders such as Julian Bond and Ralph Abernathy.Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History CenterAtlanta History Center2006Black-and-white photographshttp://collections.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=%2FWilsonBill Wilson Photographs, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, Ga.Atlanta (Ga.)Fulton County (Ga.)Cite as: Bill Wilson Photographs, VIS 99, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center.This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U. S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.20110628 141821